Qcells

A group of US-based solar manufacturers have filed an antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petition to the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and International Trade Commission (ITC).

Korean-owned solar PV manufacturer Qcells has signed an agreement with technology company Microsoft, supplying 12GW of modules and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services through 2032.

Qcells has completed expansion work at its module manufacturing facility in Dalton, bringing the total capacity of the facility to 5.1GW.

Flexrack has signed an agreement with Alltrade to assist the development of two under-construction solar projects in Canada.

US energy company Southern Power, a subsidiary of utility the Southern Company, has acquired a 150MW solar PV plant in Wyoming from PV manufacturer Qcells USA.

US solar prices per watt increased to US$2.9 in the first half of 2023, representing a 1.8% increase from H2 2022.

REC Silicon has signed a supply agreement with Hanwha Qcells Georgia to supply high-purity fluidised bed reactor granular polysilicon.

Solar manufacturing jobs in the US will more than triple in the next 10 years, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.

Korean-owned PV manufacturer Qcells has plans to invest US$100 million into a perovskite-tandem cell production line at its factory in Jincheon, South Korea.

As photovoltaic technology goes mainstream, driving a market evolution in how solar is installed and financed, how is one of its stalwarts and pioneers – Qcells – adapting to this consumer-focused future?